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Image Credit: Getty The Russian was the world champion for 10 years, from 1975 to 1985
Anatoly Karpov
(Russia)
Image Credit: Getty Garry Kasparov
(Russia)
Garry Kasparov, one of the superstars of international chess, was world champion from 1985 to 2005
Image Credit: Getty Bobby Fischer
(USA)
Grandmaster Bobby Fischer became the youngest ever US chess champion at the age of 14
Image Credit: Getty Fabiano Caruana
(USA, Italy)
Fabiano Caruana became a grandmaster at the age of 14 years, 11 months and 20 days
Image Credit: Getty Levon Aronian
(Armenia)
Grandmaster Levon Aronian of Armenia won the FIDE World Cup in 2005 and 2017
Image Credit: Getty Magnus Carlsen
(Norway)
The current world champion, World Rapid Chess champion and World Blitz Chess champion
Image Credit: Getty Mikhail Botvinnik
(Russia)
Mikhail Botvinnik was the world champion from 1948-1957, 1958-1960 and 1961-1963
Image Credit: Getty Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan)
Mamedyarov is ranked No.11 in the world and is the sixth-highest rated player of all time
Image Credit: Getty Viswanathan Anand
(India)
Viswanathan Anand is a five-time world champion and an icon for all chess players in India
Image Credit: Getty Wesley So
(Philippines)
Wesley So is the current World Fischer Random Chess champion
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